Senior Vice President, Utilities and Energy - Europe

About QTS Data Centers

QTS Data Centers is a global leader in digital infrastructure, operating some of the world’s most advanced data centers. Driven by innovation, sustainability, and purpose, QTS powers digital transformation and delivers the speed, capacity, and security customers demand.

Benefits

• 401(k) matching with immediate vesting
• Bonus or commission eligible
• Generous PTO, paid volunteer days, floating holidays, 11 paid holidays annually
• Stock Purchase Plan (SPP)
• Pet and legal insurance
• Q‑Rest Sabbatical, Q‑Anniversary Service Award
• Parental leave for primary and secondary caregivers
• Military benefits package
• Charitable matching gift program
• Employee dependents scholarship
• Crisis fund
• Wellness program
• Tuition reimbursement

Position Summary

Senior Vice President, Energy & Utility – responsible for leading the Energy Strategy and Utility Delivery organization across Europe to support QTS’s long‑term growth.

Responsibilities

• Drive electric generation, transmission & substation projects across Europe.
• Own European utility infrastructure strategy (generation, transmission, procurement).
• Account for >EUR500M portfolio and 20+ concurrent large projects.
• Define capital allocation and prioritization model.
• Direct a team leading high‑voltage project execution – scope, schedule, budget.
• Negotiate contracts with substation EPCs and utility partners.
• Track, report, and oversee power project status for all European sites.
• Develop utility portfolio‑level budget and financial reporting.
• Establish and frame forecast development to aid procurement and vendor partners.
• Drive continuous improvement in project execution organization.
• Provide guidance, mentorship, and support to project managers and leadership.
• Influence cross‑organizational peers to deliver power capacity in line with customer demand.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in utilities and energy sector with construction management expertise.
• 15+ years of people‑leader experience.
• Demonstrated experience working directly with C‑level executives and collaborating across all levels of the organization.
• Able to travel up to 50% of the time.
• Master’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or comparable experience (Nice to have).
• Twenty or more years of experience delivering utility & construction projects (Nice to have).
• Twenty or more years of people‑leader experience (Nice to have).
• Demonstrated ability to deliver and manage large‑scale >300MW multi‑country portfolios (Nice to have).
• Experience managing an extensive portfolio of work across more than one country (Nice to have).

Other Key Skills

• Shapes enterprise strategy and investment prioritization.
• Influences executive level internal and external executives including public sector stakeholders.
• Drives global alignment across business units.
• Translates ambiguity into scalable operating models.

Legal and EEO

We provide individuals with disabilities reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable law. QTS is an equal opportunity employer under all applicable laws.